Local News Roundup of Sales and Visits in Whaloma
Local notice lists clothing polishes auto seat covers and soap offered by George Wm Malichky phone 12 on 108 Whaloma. Miss Maudine Baker returns to Iowa City after visiting friend Miss Esther Elgar. Mrs FE W Simons arrives from Fairfield for Odd Fellows and Rebekah memorial service and visits niece Mrs Robert Rider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wm
Malichky
Whaloma
Maudine Baker
Iowa City
Esther Elgar
FE. W. Simons
Fairfield
Odd Fellows
Rebekah
Simons
Robert Rider
Storm Claims Hundreds on Noir Moutier Excursion Vessel
An excursion to Noir- Moutier island ends in disaster as a storm sinks the vessel. Officials report around 200 dead with 467 listed passengers from Saint Nazaire, while nearly 100 people survived after choosing to shelter on the island for the night. The minister of marine, Charles De Chappedelaine, provided the casualty estimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noir- Moutier
Merchant Marine
Charles de Chappedelaine
Saint Nazaire
Ten Years Ago Today Graduates and a Dairy Ad
Ten years ago today Gertrude E Thoma graduated from the school of nursing Malcolm Haskell Dowell earned a B S degree and Dewey Hess finished at the Iowa university pharmacy program Surprise your folks with Meadow Gold Ice Cream to end a meal Save the heart break of losing hogs by feeding Dr Hess Hog Special for healthy hogs Top on hogs seven dollars weather partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude E. Thoma
School of Nursing
Malcolm Haskins Dowell
Dewey Hess
Iowa University Today
Dr. Hess
Telephone bond and shares offer 7 percent preferred
Buy telephone bond and share 7 per cent first preferred for safety and liberal dividends. Ask any employee of your local telephone company. June dates listed. Car No 1 yellow corn on track at Washington across from Milwaukee depot 57 cents per bushel. Auction house details and contact info included. Miss Violet Anderson visits Fairfield guest home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loca Telephone Company
Washington
Milwaukee Depot
Jushel
Chas. J. Swift
Riverside
Iowa
Ashes at the Door: Nigerian Village Kings Welcomed in Sackcloth
The Gwaries and other tribes observe a ritual where visitors do not shake hands. A pile of ashes is placed outside the king’s door, visitors kneel and throw ashes on their head and shoulders, entering the king’s presence clothed in sackcloth and ashes.
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Nigeria
Sigourney Couple Visits Claude Tucker Home
Mr and Mrs Charles Beach of Sigourney visited yesterday at the Claude Tucker home.
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Charles Beach of
Sigourney
Claude Tucker
H. M. Eicher
Waterloo Vy
J. D. Easton
Local notices and sales crowd Davenport region page
Community items list visits, appointments, and travels from Davenport Rock Island and Burlington areas. Mentions Mrs A Anderson teacher of piano, various residents visiting relatives, a 1929 Chevrolet sale, telephone bond promotions, and the La France Hosiery Week discount at H I Ward & Company.
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la France
H. I. Ward & Company
H. J. Ward & Company
Washington Beats Muscatine in City Tennis Tourney
Washington fans saw a strong showing as the team won three of six singles and swept all three doubles. Key victories included Cline and Little defeating Harper and Peck 6-0 7-5, and Hubert Kolosick beating Othmer 2-6 6-1 6-3. Washington hopes for more inter city matches.
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Washington
Muscatine
Cline
Little
Harper
Peck
Kolosick
Miller
Weis
Althalter
Turner
Jackson
Othmer
Baird
Hubert Kolosick
John Jackson
Henry Little
Gene Turner
Asthalter
Cam Miller
Cy Peck
Fourchette Card Term Described In Bridge Play
The term fourchette refers to cards above and below the led card. When a queen is led, the king and jack in a player's hand form a fourchette.
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Fourchette
Jolly Dozen Club Hosts, Steele Family Celebrate Birthdays
Residents gathered at the Prebyl home for a Jolly Dozen Club meeting with bunco prizes won by Mrs. Jesse Shalla and George Havel and a July gathering planned at the Havel home. Separately the Steele family celebrated Elmina E. Steele’s 90th birthday at Riverside with a large turnout, full meal, flowers, and games, featuring I C Steele Esther Hardy Elmer and many Steeles from Riverside Yuma Haskins Burke Richland and Wayland.
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Ed Prebyl
Ed Kallaus
Charles Kallaus
Adolph Shalla
Harvin White
Jesse Shalla
George Havel
George Shalla
Steele
Elmira E. Steele
Riverside
I. C. Steele
Esther ‘Iardy
Elmer Steele
Eugene
M. M. Steele
H. F. Steele
Elizabeth Steele
Mer
Riley Grec
H. D. McCreedy
Harry
Richard
John
Myron
Ernest
Richland
Myrtle O'Connor
Haskins
Mrs
Boston
Wayland
Ferne Duncan Honored Guest At Cedar Falls Breakfast
Miss Ferne Duncan, a bride-to-be, was honored at a Friday morning bridge breakfast hosted by Miss Faye Freshwaters and Mrs. Donald Baxter in Cedar Falls. A three course breakfast featured garden flowers as decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferne Duncan
Faye Freshwaters
Donald Baxter
Cedar Falls
Ace O'Towns Announces Community Representative Role
Ace O Towns declares he has become the Washington community representative and will make periodic announcements in the Journal. He promises meaningful content and asks for public cooperation toward a bigger, better Washington.
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Washesington
Griswold Bride Gift Event Notes Manor Visit
Mrs J A Shrock of Griswold Iowa visits sister in law Mrs Tom Downing and Fred Downing. She traveled from Grinnell where she stayed with Mrs Collins Peet and Dorothea Thompson who won high score and all out prize. A gift was presented to bride to be Mrs Lillian Brown Fry and Mrs Lois Brown Hadley were out of town guests.
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J. A. Shrock
Griswold
Iowa
Tom Downing
Fred Downing
Grinnell
Collins Peet
Dorothea Thompson
Lillian Brown Fry
Lois Brown Hadley
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T OX
Mark Twain
Paramount Pictorial
Lew McGrew
Lew
BROWN
Macon
Violet Anderson
Norman
Tohn Koch
Kodak Film
Kodak
Paing Umder Insted
Dr. Scholl
WENR
WOC
J. A. Harwood & Son
Comedy News
Matinees Web
Fricsat
Maltese Falcon
Riecanrdo
Cortez
Tna Merkel
Dudley Digges
Warner Bros
Vitaphone
A. Anderson
American Institute of Applied Music
Synthetic Guild
New York City
East Washington St
Tafford
C. Bailey
Mack Wilson
Davenport
Ruda Gundelach
Rock Island
Richard Farrell
Ainsworth
Frank E. Stewart
H.M Shaver
Ruth Ringheim
Burlington
Chevrolet
Geo. Teas
Ead
T. W. Cahill
Clarence Phillips
A. B. Schmoeller
James
Chicago
Lucile Schmoeller
Woman's Relief Corps
Mt. Union
B. Schmoeller
Aileen Milligan
Jessica Milligan
University
John Timmerman
Jacksonville
Ill
W. 5. Timmerman
City Star Flight
H. Kolesick
G. Henke
H. Schneider
N. Sage
K. Cline
T. Cantoni
H. Little
J. Jackson
K. Bevins
GT Cantoni
T. Stewart
G Turner
Jolly Dozen Club
Vks
Elmira Strele
ACE O’towns
Friends of the Washington Com
Munity
Lon
Booth Side Square
Wisle Long
Phil Rushing
Iowa Motor Service
Greasing
State Convention of
E. By
Maplelane Dairy
Chas
Palmer
PTT
Eae
John Shields & Sons
National Caskets and Clark
Wallace’s
Oak
Odds and Ends
Wallace Lumber Company
Louis Baird
C. W. Davis
Barclay's
Winstop Duzzit
Washington Oil Co
Washington, Iowa
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